Preparing Students for the Real World: A Full Day Workshop on Transition
Transition can be a very exciting, and yet very stressful time for parents and professionals who are preparing adolescents with autism and other developmental disabilities for an exit from the school system, and entrance into “the real world.” This workshop will overview the three major components of transition planning: postsecondary education, employment, and community living. Within each area, participants will learn to use a “one person at a time” approach to transition planning, and utilize assessment tools and strategies to support students with disabilities and their families in weighing out available options and identifying an appropriate path to adulthood.
Register for this workshop.
Instructor:
Darlene Magito-McLaughlin, Ph.D.
March 25, 20109:00 am-4:00 pm (registration begins at 8amLunch is included in workshop fee. Workshop Fee: $75 BACB CEU fee (optional): $20
Cancellation policy applies.
Location: MAP Columbia Conference Center169 Laurelhurst Ave.Columbia, SC
This workshop is designed for special education teachers, job coaches, board certified behavior analysts, board certified associate behavior analysts, and other professionals who are involved in transition planning for youngsters with autism and other developmental disabilities.
This workshop is Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) approved for 6 hours of Continuing Education Credit for qualified participants.
OBJECTIVES:
As a function of attending this workshop, attendees will be able to:
Use a “one person at a time” approach to transition planning, based on the principles and procedures of positive behavioral support and person-centered planning.
Identify and use available assessment tools and strategies to support students with disabilities and their families in weighing out available options regarding transition
Identify the continuum of services available in the areas of postsecondary education, employment, and community living.
Identify essential skills that will allow students to plan for and access the least restrictive alternatives in each area.
Create a collaborative partnership with families, schools, communities, and other professionals in order to divide and share responsibility for transition, thereby maximizing the likelihood of a successful outcome.
Assist families in using technology to access information, networking, financial, and personnel resources relevant to transition.
Darlene Magito McLaughlin, Ph.D. is the Founding Director and President of Positive Behavior Support Consulting and Psychological Resources, P.C., a professional consortium dedicated to the resolution of problem behavior in children, adolescents, and adults with special needs. She is a Clinical Psychologist who has worked in the field of developmental disabilities for over 23 years in a variety of different capacities that have included direct care, behavioral consultation, agency administration, school inclusion, and transition consultation. Dr. Magito McLaughlin received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Adelphi University in 1987, and a Master’s degree in Applied Psychology with a specialty in Applied Behavior Analysis from Adelphi in 1988. She later received a Master’s in Psychology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1995, and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Stony Brook in 1999, under the mentorship of Dr. Edward G. Carr.
Dr. Magito McLaughlin has published several empirical papers and book chapters on positive behavioral support strategies for children, adolescents, and adults with severe problem behavior. She has spoken nationally and internationally on topics related to behavioral support, and her work has been translated into in three languages. Dr. Magito McLaughlin’s clinical and research interests continue to promote normalization and inclusion for people with the most severe disabilities. In addition, her work has stressed individualized planning, strengths-based assessment, and the prevention of problem behavior through skill-building and environmental modification, multicomponent treatments, relationship-building, and broad systems change.
Dr. Magito McLaughlin and her colleagues work with families and school districts throughout Long Island to assist students in learning the skills necessary to find meaningful work and recreation in their home communities, to network and gain the respect of their peers, and to achieve important quality of life outcomes that will bridge the school to life transition in the least restrictive way possible.
Tim Conroy
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
South Carolina Autism Society
806 12th Street
West Columbia , South Carolina 29169
803-750-6988 extension 101
tim@scautism.org
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